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NZ Top 10 5/12

Lets get right to the countdown, shall we?

10. Magnify – We Are Messengers
9. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
8. Rise – Danny Gokey
7. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
6. Home – Chris Tomlin
5. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
4. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
3. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
2. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
1. Even If – MercyMe

For our Behind the Mic feature, we talked with Blanca about her 2015 hit, ‘Who I Am’.
Check out her interview with NewReleaseToday here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit of the Week came courtesy of Citizen Way!
Check out their new song “Bulletproof” here!

Our NZ Back to Back Artist Spotlight fell on Sidewalk Prophets!
Check out their songs ‘Impossible‘ and ‘Prodigal‘!

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NZ Top 10 – 5/5

Good afternoon! Thanks for tuning in for the Top 10!
Let’s get right to it!

10. We are Messengers – Magnify
9. Zach Williams – Chain Breaker
8. Chris Tomlin – Home (Biggest mover! +2 from last week)
7. Micah Tyler – Never Been a Moment
6. Danny Gokey – Rise
5. Tenth Avenue North – I Have this Hope
4. NEEDTOBREATHE – Testify
3. Hillsong Worship – What a Beautiful Name
2. TobyMac – Love Broke Thru
1. MercyMe – Even If (8th week on the countdown, 1st week at #1)

This week, we went Behind the Mic with Colton Dixon!
He talked about his latest song, “All that Matters”. Check out Coltons’ thoughts on the song and more about his album here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit was from a new artist here on the station, Hannah Kerr!
Check out her song ‘Radiate’ here!

Our Back-to-Back Artist spotlight fell on the Newsboys this week!
Check out their songs ‘Shine‘ and ‘Born Again‘!

Our New Music Friday feature was a new one from Ryan Stevenson!
Check out his new song ‘The Gospel’ here!

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Game Time Tuesday!

Good afternoon! I hope you’re having a great Tuesday!

We had a great show for you this afternoon, and as always, we had Game Time Tuesday, which gives you two chances to win a $5 gift certificate to Troyers of Apple Valley!

Our Song Poetry lyrics today looked like this…

But sometimes my faith feels thin
Like the night will never end
Will You catch every tear
Or will You just leave me here?

Congratulations to Obadiah from Utica who guessed correctly!
The answer was “I Have this Hope” from Tenth Avenue North!

Our Name that Tune clip today featured a 10 second clip from a new song!
The song was ‘Glorious Day’ from Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill!
Matthew from Mt. Vernon called in and guessed correctly!

Congratulations to both our winners today!

In Uplifting News today, we read a story about a girl who didn’t think she was getting to have a senior prom, due to her rare blood disorder, but the staff at her hospital changed all that! Check out the full story here!
We also heard about a waitress that received $10,000 to return to college from a very generous Australian couple! Check it out here!

Our word of the day today was: dox.
This is a verb, and it means to publish the privatepersonal information of(another person) or revealthe identity of (an onlineposter) without the consentof that individual.

Thanks for listening!
God Bless!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 – 4/28

IT IS OFFICIALLY SUMMER HERE AT MVNU!
There’s no better way to kick off the summer than with the NZ Top 10, so let’s get to it!

This one’s for Josh, Justin, Jenna, Jess, Faith, Bethany, Cameron, Jacob, Aubrey, and Emily.

10. Home – Chris Tomlin
9. Magnify – We are Messengers
8. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams (BIGGEST FALL. DOWN 2).
7. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
6. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North (BIGGEST RISE. UP 2).
5. Rise – Danny Gokey
4. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
3. What a Beautiful Name – Hillson Worship
2. Even If – MercyMe
1. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac (5th week at #1, 10th week in the countdown).

We went ‘Behind the Mic’ with Natalie Grant today, where we talked with her about her song ‘Be One’. Read her interview about ‘Be One’ with NewReleaseToday here!
And listen to the song here!

Our Breakout Hit of the Week was from Elevation Worship.
Check out ‘O Come to the Altar’ here!

Our NZ Rewind took us back to this week in 2005!
Check out Steven Curtis Chapman’s ‘More of You’ here,

The NZ Back-to-Back Artist Spotlight fell on TobyMac!
Check out his website here!
Listen to his songs ‘Burn for You‘, and ‘One World‘!

This week, our NZ Fan Choice of the week was in honor of our Senior Graphic Designer, Bethany Waal. Her favorite song is “Just be Held” from Casting Crowns.
“When it feels like your world is falling apart, it’s actually falling into place.”
Listen to the song here!

We’ll see you on Monday for our first show of the summer!
Thanks for listening!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 – 4/21

Good afternoon! One more week and it’s officially summer here on the campus of MVNU! I hope you’re having a great Friday! Here’s the countdown for this week!

10, Home – Chris Tomlin
9. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
8. I Have This Hope – Tenth Avenue North
7. Magnify – We are Messengers
6. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
5. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
4. Rise – Danny Gokey
3. Even If – MercyMe
2. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
1. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac

NZ Rewinds: Rush of Fools with Undo & Matthew West with More. 

Our NZ Back to Back artist spotlight fell on Kari Jobe!
Check out her songs I am not Alone, and Heal our Land!
and also check out her new album, ‘The Garden’ on her website here!

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NZ Top 10 – 4/14

Goooooood afternoon! It’s a beautiful day out today and the students of MVNU are on Easter break! The countdown this week looked like this…

10. Home – Chris Tomlin (NEW)
9. I have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
8. Magnify – We are Messengers
7. Never been a Moment – Micah Tyler (Biggest fall: -4 from last week)
6. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams
5. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE (Biggest Rise
4. Even If – MercyMe
3. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
2. Rise – Danny Gokey
1. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac

We went Behind the Mic with Kari Jobe, and she told us about her resurrection themed song, Forever. Listen to the song here!

The NZ Breakout Hit of the Week was from Hollyn!
Check out her new song ‘In Awe’ here!

Our NZ Back-to-Back Artist spotlight, today, fell on Casting Crowns!
Check out their songs ‘Glorious Day‘ and ‘Lifesong’!

We went back in time with our NZ Rewinds today!
Leeland took us back to 2009 with “Via Dolorosa“.
and Newsong took us way back to 1987 with “Arise my Love‘.

We also heard new music today from Passion!
Check out ‘Glorious Day’ here!

Fan Choice of the week this week was from Francesca Battestelli!
Check out ‘This is the Stuff’ here!
and check out her interview with NewReleasetoday here!

I found a beautiful Good Friday poem from Andy Stinson that I read on the air today, and if you’d like to read it, or share it, you can find it here!

Have an amazing Easter weekend and enjoy this weather!
-Lilly

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NT Top 10 3/17

Good afternoon! We are putting a wrap on the last day of the first week back from break!
Let’s get right to it!

The countdown this week looked like this…
10. Come Alive – Lauren Daigle
9. Thy Will – Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
8. Jesus – Chris Tomlin
7. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler
6. King of the World – Natalie Grant
5. Magnify – We are Messengers
4. One Step Away – Casting Crowns
3. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
2. Rise – Danny Gokey
1. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams

This week, we went behind the mic with the band Tenth Avenue North, and they told us a little bit more about their song Stars in the Night.
Check it out here!

Our breakout hit of the week came from Chris Tomlin!
Check out his new song ‘Home’ here!

Our Back-to-Back Artist Feature this week was For King and Country!
Check out theor songs ‘Proof of Your Love‘, ‘Hope is What we Crave‘, and ‘Fix my Eyes‘!

Our rewinds today took us back to 2008 and
Check out 2008’s ‘By Your Side‘ from Tenth Avenue North,
and ‘There Will be a Day‘ from Jeremy Camp.

New Music Friday brought us new music from Unspoken!
Check out ‘The Cure’ here!

Our word of the day today was March Madness themed…
Flagrant (adjective fla·grant \ˈflā-grənt also ˈfla-\)

Have a great weekend! Thanks for listening!
(and go UK!) – Lilly

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NZ Top 10, 3/10

Good Friday afternoon! It was a chilly one here in Mt. Vernon today, but there’s no better way to end the week than with the NZ Top 10!

10. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams (Biggest fall! Down 9 from last week!)
9. Testify – NEEDTOBREATHE
8. What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship
7. Come Alive – Lauren Daigle
6. Magnify – We Are Messengers
5. Giants Fall – Francesca Battistelli
4. I Have this Hope – Tenth Avenue North
3. Never Been a Moment – Micah Tyler (Biggest rise! Up 6 from last week!)
2. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac
1. Rise – Danny Gokey

This week, we went Behind the Mic with Jeremy Camp and his song ‘Christ in Me’! Check out the interview Jeremy did with NewReleaseToday about the song here!
And check out the song here!

We had new music from Colton Dixon, Kutless, and 7eventh Time Down!
Check out ‘All that Matters’ from Colton here!
King of my Heart from Kutless here!

Our Back-to-Back artist feature today was Selah!
Check out ‘You Raise me Up‘, and ‘You Amaze Us‘!
If you’d like to hear more from or learn more about Selah, check out their website here!

Our NZ Rewinds today took us back to 2006 and 2008!
Check out Casting Crowns and their song ‘Does Anybody Hear Her?’
and Matthew West’s song ‘You are Everything‘

For King and Country and Zach Williams will be at the Ohio State Fair this summer!
If you’d like to learn more about this concert, check out the fair website here!

Thanks so much for listening! Enjoy your weekend!
-Lilly

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NZ Top 10 2/24

Spring break is just around the corner for us here at MVNU, but there’s no better way to kick off break than to count down the top 10 songs of the week, only here on WNZR!

The countdown this week looked like this…
10. Priceless – For King and Country (-1 from last week)
9. Lion and the Lamb – Big Daddy Weave (-1)
8. Thy Will – Hillary Scott (-1)
7. Love Broke Thru – TobyMac (+3)
6. Magnify – We are Messengers
5. Jesus – Chris Tomlin (-2)
4. King of the World – Natalie Grant (-1)
3. One Step Away – Casting Crowns (-1)
2. Rise – Danny Gokey
1. Chain Breaker – Zach Williams

Our Behind the Mic feature this week was Francesca Battistelli, who is pregnant with her 4th child! Check out her song If We’re Honest here!

Our NZ Breakout Hit of the week was from the lead singer of Sanctus Real!
Check out ‘Tears’ from Matt Hammit here!
We also had new music from Citizen Way! Check out ‘I Will’ here!

Our NZ Back to Back artist feature today was Chris Tomlin!
Check out his songs At the Cross and Good Good Father!
He is on a tour here in 2017, and you can check out more information here!

We went back in time to 2007 today!
Matthew West and Mandisa gave us a throwback today with ‘You are Everything‘ and ‘Only the World‘ respectively! Check them out!

Our fan choice of the week was from our own Aubs Bailes (That’s Aubrey Bailey, our production director)! Her choice was ‘Through Your Eyes’ from Britt Nicole! Check it out here!

Our word of the day today was prestige! Pres·tige,
\pre-ˈstēzh, -ˈstēj\, noun
This word describes a standing or estimation in the eyes of people :  weight or credit in general opinion or a commanding position in people’s minds.

Thank you for listening! Enjoy the rest of your evening!
Joe and I will see you in a week! Be sure to tune in for next weeks shows with Cameron and Christa! We’ll keep you updated on our trip to Florida!
-Lilly

 

 

 

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